Let's go get changed and hit the spa.
Yes going to the spa
Leo took his first few steps out of the apartment lobby, and it was an absolute disaster. Because he was used to his own taller, broader frame, navigating Elena's body was a completely foreign experience. Elena had a much lower center of gravity and much more pronounced curves, causing Leo to constantly overcorrect his balance. Every time he tried to take a normal stride, Elena’s hips swayed heavily, making her swing off balance. She wobbled down the sidewalk, her arms flailing clumsily like a newborn giraffe trying to walk on ice.Walking right beside him, Sarah burst into a fit of loud, uncontrollable laughter, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle."Oh my god, Leo! Stop!" Sarah squealed, wiping a tear from her eye as she watched her best friend's body stagger sideways into a hedge. "You look ridiculous! Elena does not walk like a cowboy who just got off a horse. Loosen up! You have to let her hips sway naturally, not fight against them!""It’s not my fault!" Leo grumbled back through Elena's vocal cords, though the voice sounded incredibly bizarre with his heavy, frustrated cadence bleeding through. "She has so much more weight distributed around her hips than I do! Every time I step, the center of gravity pulls me sideways! How do girls even walk in a straight line?!""Just roll your shoulders back and let the stride fluidly move from your waist," Sarah teased, nudging Elena's wobbly shoulder playfully.By the time they reached the grand glass entrance of the luxury German sauna, Leo was finally starting to get a clumsy grip on the balance. He managed to steer Elena through the doors with a somewhat steady, rhythmic stride. Through the deep neural link, he could already feel the premium, ambient warmth of the spa lobby washing entirely over Elena’s skin, sending a highly comforting, soothing wave of physical feedback straight into his brain under the helmet.But just as he was starting to enjoy the sensation, a sharp voice echoed across the marble lobby."Elena? Sarah? Oh my god, hi!"Leo froze instantly, his heart hammering violently inside Elena's chest. Walking right toward them from the juice bar was Chloe, one of the popular girls from their college class, holding a rolled-up towel.Sarah’s eyes widened, and she gave Leo a sharp, warning glare. "Fix your posture and talk like her, right now!" Sarah mouthed silently.Panic flooded Leo’s mind. Chloe was already standing right in front of them, looking at Elena with a slightly confused expression. "Elena, are you okay? You were walking so weirdly just now, like your legs were asleep or something."Leo forced Elena's slouched shoulders to snap back, desperately trying to channel everything he knew about his sister's soft, polite mannerisms. He forced a gentle, warm smile onto Elena's face, blinking her long eyelashes naturally as he tried to pitch his thoughts into her sweet, quiet vocal register."Oh! Hey, Chloe!" Elena said. Leo managed to hit the soft, high pitch perfectly, though he had to speak slowly to keep his own gruff tone from slipping out. "Yeah, I’m totally fine! I just... I stubbed my toe really badly on the car door on the way here, so my balance is a little off today. We just came to the sauna to sweat it out and relax."Chloe looked at Elena’s flawless, unblemished legs, completely accepting the excuse. She laughed lightly. "Oh, classic Elena, always a little clumsy. Well, the main Aufguss steam room is amazing today, you guys should definitely check it out. See you inside!"As Chloe turned and walked away toward the changing rooms, Leo let out a massive, breathless sigh of relief through Elena's lips, his forehead breaking into a nervous sweat.Sarah leaned in close, a brilliant, highly impressed smirk playing on her lips. "Wow, Leo. The toe-stubbing excuse? That was actually genius. You might actually pull this off."
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